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emigrant vs immigrant
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| emigrantnoun/ˈem.ɪ.ɡrənt/ | Meaning a person who leaves their own country to live permanently in another one | Goes with emigrant from | Example My grandfather was an emigrant who left Ireland at the age of sixteen. |
| immigrantnoun/ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ | Meaning a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own | Goes with illegal immigrant | Example The city's restaurants owe a lot to the immigrant communities that opened them. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The essay compares the experiences of and refugees in the last century.